DGCA bars airlines from booking tickets beyond May 3, 2020
Informing airlines that the announcement on restarting of flights will be made separately, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today issued an order asking airlines to not book tickets beyond May 3, 2020.
After the government extended the lockdown period by three weeks till May 3, 2020, airlines had started booking tickets beyond that day assuming flight operations will resume once the lockdown is lifted.
“…There was no direction/clearance, which allows the airlines to start bookings for the journeys to be undertaken wef the 4th of May 2020. Further it has been noted that airlines have started booking tickets for journeys wef from 4th of May 2020. In this respect, it is brought to the notice of all concerned that no decision to commence the operation of domestic/international flights wef the 4thof May 2020 has been taken yet. In view of this, all airlines are hereby directed to refrain from booking tickets as described above,” the DGCA said in an order today.
